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AB 705: Bold Policy, Implications for Equitable Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For example, the percentage of first-time students enrolling in transfer-level math and English courses within their first year of college rose dramatically between the fall 2015 and fall 2020 cohorts. It’s not just about opening doors—it’s about making sure students walk through those doors with everything they need to succeed.

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Educators as Co-Conspirators in Decolonizing Education for Black Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

GATE, Advanced Placement). Hines In Figure A, we share what educators are currently doing to advocate for Black studentssuccess, and Figure B shows how educators can transform their level of advocacy to improve outcomes for Black students in their efforts to be co-conspirators in decolonizing education. Dr. Erik M.

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Sacramento State Creates Nation's First Black Honors College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Wood is hoping to recruit some of those students to his campus. “In In recent years, California institutions are steadily losing many of their community college graduates who go on to transfer to for-profit colleges or opt instead to attend an historically Black college or university in another state.

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Report: Parents of Prospective College Students Worry about Cost and Safety

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Parents and caretakers are always concerned about educational costs, degree competition and job placement, and if a safe and healthy campus environment is provided for their students,” said Dr. Davida L. Haywood, vice president for student affairs and enrollment management at Johnson C. Dr. Ernest Brevard Jr.

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3 considerations for prison education programs

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Given the extensive barriers individuals with criminal convictions face accessing employment, these policy interventions increase the likelihood of positive workforce placement upon completion of a degree. Best Practices Explore the 15 student success best practices that power the Moon Shot initiative.

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30 Student Success Priorities for the 2020s

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Blogs 30 Student Success Priorities for the 2020s All my attention over the last two years has been spent studying the future of students and student success as we emerge from the pandemic. Notably, I am monitoring three macro trends that will converge in the mid-2020s and reshape the student success landscape.

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Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s

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Blogs Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s Students are no longer entering college with the same levels of academic preparation that we might have expected before the pandemic, one of the many ripple effects we face as a result of disruptions in high school learning.